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Jammu and Kashmir pace sensation Auqib Nabi in action during Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka in Hubballi. (PHOTO: PTI)

Across the country, fans rooted for J&K in Ranji finals — that’s a tribute to perseverance of Auqib Nabi and his teammates

March 01, 2026 12:51 pm

Today, almost every cricket fan who watched Nabi bowl two brutish deliveries to scalp K L Rahul and Karun Nair — and many more — wants the J&K pacer in the Indian team. In that clarion call, Nabi has united the country as very few cricketers with their fractured fandoms have

Jammu & Kashmir won their maiden Ranji Trophy title. (PHOTO: PTI)

The seam comet, the midnight opener, and 66 years of waiting — J&K's Ranji Trophy story has it all

March 01, 2026 9:24 am

Auqib Nabi's magic and Qamran Iqbal's grit powered J&K to a landmark maiden Ranji title

When Auqib Nabi's father had told local media - 'Mera nechu (son) India khelke aaega. Aap likho'

March 01, 2026 9:26 am

In his early tennis ball days at Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir's Ranji Trophy pace hero wouldn't wear spikes for fear of ruining the wicket

J&K players Yudhvir Singh, Auqib Nabi and Karnataka captain Devdutt Padikkal in picture. (Credit: Express photo by Lalith Kalidas & BCCI/X)

Ranji Trophy Final: J&K pacer Auqib Nabi's India audition starts against Karnataka's star-studded batting unit in title clash

February 23, 2026 9:18 pm

Home side Karnataka will bank on Devdutt Paddikal, KL Rahul, Karun Nair and R Smaran (averaging 95) to make most of paata wicket, chasing ninth title, it will be sternest test for debuting J&K's pace pack

Vidarbha spinner Harsh Dubey during Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match against Uttar Pradesh in Nagpur. (PHOTO: PTI)

Ranji Trophy 2025-26: Mohammed Siraj’s four-fer puts Hyderabad on top, Harsh Dubey’s six-fer powers Vidarbha

January 29, 2026 8:20 pm

Mohammed Siraj took a four-wicket haul to help Hyderabad bowl Chhattisgarh out for 283 on Day 1 in Hyderabad.

Bihar defeated Manipur in Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Plate final to secure promotion in Elite group next season. (PHOTO: X/BCCI DOMESTIC)

Ranji Trophy 2025-26: Bihar decimate Manipur by 568 runs in Plate final, to return to Elite group next season

January 27, 2026 12:11 am

Bihar, whose Ranji Trophy journey has been marked by turbulence, had briefly broken into the Elite Group in the 2022-23 season before slipping back to the Plate Group in 2024-25.

FILE PHOTO: Bengal bowler Mohammed Shami in action. (PHOTO: PTI)

Ranji Trophy: Mohammed Shami’s 5/51 puts Bengal on course for outright win against Services; Mumbai in dominant position against Hyderabad

January 24, 2026 11:02 pm

Shami tore through Services with a spell of 16-3-51-5 as the visitors stumbled to 231 for eight after being made to follow on, still needing 102 more runs to make Bengal bat again.

Mumbai beat Uttarakhand in the second round of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. (Express photo by Rohit Jain Paras)

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Points table: Updated standings, win, loss; Teams with best NRR in Elite & Plate group after 3rd round

December 29, 2025 10:24 pm

Six teams in the Elite groups and one team in the Plate group remain unbeaten in Vijay Hazare Trophy after third round.

FILE: India's Rishabh Pant in action during a net session. (Express Photo by Kamleshwar Singh)

Rishabh Pant spends a lonely hour in the nets after Delhi's Vijay Hazare Trophy match, searching for white-ball consistency

December 26, 2025 9:28 am

After Delhi vs Andhra ended, Pant took guard at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence and what followed for the next hour or more was the left-hander indulging in some excellent ball-striking